"Bro, we're all fueled up."
"Let's head back to the office first."
Lu Liang gave a grunt of acknowledgment, put away his phone, and noticed that NIO and Li Xiang's WeChat groups both had over 99+ messages.
Nobody wanted to wait any longer, just like last year when Douyin exploded in popularity and ushered in the era of influencers, prompting smartphone manufacturers to launch photo-centric phones left and right.
With gas prices breaking the seven-yuan mark, it was an excellent time for EV development. Unlike phones, which were replaced every few years, people didn't change their cars that often—keeping them at least three to five years, if not five to eight.
No one wanted to let BYD or Tesla hog the limelight, and didn't care if they could mass-produce or not; they'd announce their plans first to give consumers options and buy themselves a little more time.